Will the Cubs land Jake Peavy? Will they resign Ryan Dempster before he hits the open market? What about Kerry Wood? Will Jim Hendry dive right into the free agent pool on Friday and make any additions to his roster? Those are just a few of the questions that could be answered in the coming […]

The Hot Stove heated up a then caught fire on Wednesday night when Ken Rosenthal reported the Cubs are the front-runners to land Jake Peavy according to major league sources. Rosenthal also reported the Cubs have offered Ryan Dempster a 4-year deal worth in the neighborhood of $50 million dollars….what a neighborhood. According to Rosenthal, […]

Gerry Fraley of the Sporting News brought up the fact on Monday that the “Cubs have to overhaul offense to break dry spell.” Fraley mentioned Lou Piniella’s comment following game three in Los Angeles last month. Piniella said, “I was concerned about our offense coming into this thing. And basically my concerns were realized.” Fraley […]